Fly-catching apparatus.



LE ROY K,. KIN GSLAND. FLY GATCHIN G APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, 1912.

1,071,620. Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

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INVENTOR l el b y iif ATTORNEYS provide a fly trap that has a -1ng drawing.

, plate supporting a cylindrical fan casing 2 UNlTED sTAiras ENT QFFTCE.

LE ROY K. KINGSLAND, OF GROVETON, PENNSYLVANIA,

PITTSBURGH. PENNSYLVANIA.

FLY-CATCHIN G APPARATUS. l1

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed May 4,1912.

1,071,620. Patented Aug. 26,1913.

Serial No. 695,272.

blades 5, said blades being equally spaced and extending into proximity to the inner walls, of the casing 2.

The bottom of the casing 2 is in communication with the longitudinal pipe 6, said pipe providingan inlet conduit- 7 and an air outlet conduit 8. The upper end of the pipe (1 is in communication with an shaped head 9 and the bottom of said head is provided with an oblong holder 10 for a bait 11, as sugar or any other substance that will attract flies or insects and enticc flies to enter the open end 12 of the T0 a7Z whom it may concern:

Be it known 'that 1, LE ROY K. KINGS- LAND, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Groveton, in the-county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in F1 -Catching Apparatus, of which the' following is' a specification, reference beiiig had therein to the accompany- This invention relates to-a fly catching device. and the primary objectof my'invention is the provision of novel means for attracting flies and other insects and entrapping the same, whereby the flies or insects can be destroyed.

Another object of this invention is. to utilize a motor operated fan for producing a suction that will draw flies and other insects into a suit-able receptacle from which they cannot escape.

A further object of this invention is to plurality of branches, the trap being simple in construc- 7 tion, positive in its operation, and highly ciiicient for the purposes for which it is intended.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in a'novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be-hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will wherein:-

Figure 1 the head 9.

Mounted upon the rear end of the pipe .6 is a sleeve 13 that is in communication with the lower end of' a cylindrical perforated upon a suitable support.

By reference to Fig. 3;,of.the drawin'g, itwill be observed that'the forward end of the pipe 6is provided with nipples l6 having valves 17 of the ordinary and well nown type, whereby a nipple can be closed when not in use. Mounted upon the nipples 16 are flexible conduits 18, preferably in the form ofhose. The outer ends of the flexible conduit 18 are provided with heads 19, simi lar to the head .In operation, the fan-produces a suction within the pipe 6, and flies or insects at the mouth of'the head 9 will be immediately sucked or drawn throughthe pipe 6 into the receptacle 14. The receptacle 14 can be removed from time to time and thoroughly cleaned.

What I claim is A flv catching device comprising an outlet and an inlet pipe, a fan casing communicating therewith, a receptacle into which said outlet pipe discharges, a fan operable within said casing. a horizontally disposed flat flaring suction head communicating at its reduced end with said inlet pipe, said suction head having its bottom wall formed now be had to the drawing,

is a-longitudinal sectional view of a trap in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same partly broken, away. Fig. 3 is a plan'of a portion of the trap provided with branches. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional detail.

The reference numeral 1 denotes a base and arranged concentrically of the casing 2 is a motor or armature-shaft that isre volved by a motor 4 located upon the base plate 1 at one side of the casing 2. The. shaft 3 within the casing 2 is provided with a plurality of radially disposed curved integral funnel with 21 igrmsverse opening, a bait holder m- I in bestimol'ly whereof a'llix my signature l'egml with and depending from the lower in the presence of two w 1tnessos. end of said bottom wall and commqnioating LEROY KINGSLAND with said opening, said bait holder forming 'a support for said suction head, and edoait Witnesses: 1

mounted in the holder and extending into CHAS. H. STEVENSON, sald openmg; C. J OULLEN.

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